South Indian actress Tulasi announces retirement from acting after 58 years

Tulasi

South Indian actress Tulasi, who is now famous for playing a mother in Telugu and Tamil cinema, has announced her retirement on Instagram. Interestingly, she started off as a child actor. She took to social media, sharing several posts to announce that she's stepping away from films. Notably, this will mark the end of her 58-year-long career, which she started when she was just three months old.

Tulasi announces retirement

Tulasi shared a picture of Sai Baba's feet on her Instagram, and wrote, "Gaurd and guide me and my son Sai!! oh deva oh Sainadha." Later, she posted a quote that read, "Trust your intuition. You don't need to explain or justify your feelings to anyone, just trust your own inner guidance, it knows best."

In the next post, she announced her retirement with a post that read, "Happy retirement! Here's to enjoying every minute of your newfound freedom and adventures." Explaining the reason for her retirement, in the caption she wrote, "In continuation of my shirdi darshan this december 31' i'wish myself a happy retirement, will continue my journey in peace with SAINADHA. Thanking all for helping me learn life SAIRAM." The actress turned off the comments to her post.

Tulasi's acting career

Tulasi was born on June 20, 1967. She made her debut in Telugu cinema at the age of just three months. Her mother's friend, Savitri, requested that they allow her to place the baby in a cradle for a song in the film Bharya. Later as a child actor, Tulasi gained fame for her roles in films such as Seetamalakshmi (1978), Sankarabharanam (1979), and Mudda Mandaram (1981).

Tulasi decided to quit films after marrying Kannada director Sivamani at the age of 28. They have one son, Sai Tarun. Following that, she only worked occasionally as a voice actor, including for Mani Ratnam's films. In 2003, Tulasi returned to cinema by playing a mother in the Kannada film Excuse Me, only to become a sought after name for such roles.

Over the years, Tulasi has gained prominence for playing the mother in films such as Mr Perfect, Iddarammayilatho, and Dear Comrade, in addition to shows such as Oka Chinna Family Story.